Clinical Lead Psychologist Southwark Intensive Support Service (MHLD)
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 30 September 2024
Job summary
We have an exciting fixed term opportunity to jointly lead our established Intensive Support Team (IST) for adults with Learning Disabilities in Southwark. The IST is a small MDT led by a full time 8b Lead Psychologist within the Mental Health Learning Disabilities (MHLD) Service in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The advertised post is 0.4wte to cover a 2-day secondment that is being taken up by the current post-holder in the ICB until 31/3/26. The post holder will remain in post for 0.6wte. It is a fantastic opportunity to be working alongside an experienced 8b IST Lead Psychologist, and to be part of both the IST provision, as well as the wider MHLD psychology and behaviour support provision in Southwark, led by the Borough Lead Consultant Psychologist
The multi-disciplinary IST team provides intensive support to adults with Learning Disabilities, whose behaviour places them at risk of hospital admission, or placement breakdown. The team sits within community Mental Health in Learning Disability (MHLD) department in South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and works closely with the community learning disabilities team and other agencies in the borough. The Lead IST role is full time and involves the coordination of clinical delivery of the IST MDT and will lead the provision of a psychological and behaviour support service.
Main duties of the job
Job Purpose:
To develop, co-ordinate and oversee the provision of a MDT service at the Southwark Intensive Support Team (IST) and provide highly specialist clinical input in terms of psychological and behavioural support.
To contribute to enabling staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in working with adults with learning disabilities who require an intensive support provision.
To ensure that systems are in place and working effectively for the clinical and professional supervision and support of other psychological practitioners within the IST.
To promote service evaluation, audit, research and policy development.
To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.
To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.
To support the coordination of staff support within their area, working closely with Corporate Psychology and Psychotherapy to support colleagues and ensure all staff in SLaM have access to evidence based support.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels.
Date posted
16 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£70,387 to £80,465 a year per annum incl. of HCAs
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
18 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
334-CLI-6538524
Job locations
Clinical Treatment Center (CTC), The Maudsley
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8AZ
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Clinical Treatment Center (CTC), The Maudsley
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8AZ
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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